Protests rock Lagos, Abuja over rising rape cases, sexual assault against women

The protest which was organised by TechHerNG, Girl Child Africa, Connected_dev , EiENigeria, StandtoEndRape, YIAGA, others urged authorities in Nigeria to force systemic action against Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) in Nigeria.

Group of protesters on Friday stormed the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja, and police command in Lagos to protest the rising spate of rape, sexual violence, assault against women, incest in the country.

The protesters who demanded justice for the rape and killing of Miss Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, Miss Bello Barakat and other victims in the country, called on the police and other security agencies to devise effective strategies to checkmate the rising cases of sexual assault in Nigeria.

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